Enguard™ gelcoat
Enguard products contain specifically tailored polymeric resins blended with a selective group of colorants and additives to impart the reliable protection expected by the fabricator for in-mold coating of fiber-
reinforced plastics and cast polymers. Several Enguard gelcoat products are available through Ashland’s unique auto-adjust Instint™ color tinting service.
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Product Availability
- Asia Pacific
- Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
- Latin America and South America
- North America
Application InformationWant to know more about how our products are used?
● Good hydrolysis resistance
● Good UV stability
● Fire Retardance
● Sandability
● Fast cure
● Good hydrolysis resistance
● Good thermal shock resistance
● Good hydrolysis resistance
● Good UV stability
● Fire Retardance
● Sandability
● Fast cure
● Food contact
● Low emission
● High hardness
● Good UV stability
● Fire Retardance
● Good hydrolysis resistance
● High hardness
● Good hydrolysis resistance
● Good UV stability
● Excellent coverage in bilges
Gelcoats available with:
● Excellent application properties
● Good UV stability and hydrolysis resistance
Bonding pastes available with:
● Exceptional mechanical properties
● Excellent flow properties
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ServicesAshland offers a variety of services which complement this product.
Instint™ color tinting service
Ashland’s Instint color tinting service is a unique in-can tinting system for gelcoats widely recognized as the benchmark gelcoat tinting system in over 25 countries across the globe.
The Instint color tinting service accurately dispenses colorants and adjusts geltimes with Ashland’s patented auto-adjust pastes. The Instint color tinting service offers more than 1,000 pre-programmed colors immediately available in several geltime ranges.
Distributors installing an Instint color tinting service unit will see the following benefits to their customers and business:
● Faster response time
● Better service to customers
● Lower freight costs per can of gelcoat
● Decreased storage level
● Lower inventory costs
● Wide color selection
● Reproducible color
● The benefits of Ashland’s highly regarded Maxguard™ and Enguard™ gelcoats
Resins and gelcoat technical & analytical services
Ashland’s global technology team includes skilled scientists, chemists, engineers and researchers who formulate specialty polymer products. With extensive experience in processes such as hand lay-up, spray-up and closed molding processes such as infusion, resin transfer molding, sheet molding compound, bulk molding compound, pultrusion and cured-in-place pipe, our development team can simulate the manufacturing environment in our world -class facility. This team then applies its specialty chemical expertise to customize polymers that enhance customers’ specific application needs. The team also offers chromatography, spectroscopy, microscopy, spectrometry, thermal analysis and mechanical testing services that validate and verify applications of its products to ensure quality control and safety.